I've never hookah'd. What does it do for you?
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So it's really no different than smoking cigarettes?
I found this:
Although the use of Hookah has been commonly attributed to be much worse than regular tobacco smoke, tests remain inconclusive as to the true health impact of the hookah. Some studies conclude that Hookah smoke is safer than tobacco cigarette smoke,
[26] while other studies refute this claim.
Each hookah session typically lasts more than 40 minutes, and consists of 50 to 200 inhalations that each range from 0.15 to 0.50 liters of smoke.
[27][28] In an hour-long smoking session of hookah, users consume about 100 to 200 times the smoke of a single cigarette;
[27] in a 45-minute smoking session a typical smoker would inhale 1.7 times the nicotine
[29] of a single cigarette. The water used to filter the smoke does not remove all the harmful chemicals.
[29]
A study on hookah smoking levels in ever/exclusive hookah smokers, i.e. those who smoked only hookah (no cigarettes, bidis, etc.)." Levels in exclusive hookah smokers were lower compared to cigarette smokers although the difference was not statistically significant between a hookah smoker and a non-smoker. The study also concluded that heavy hookah smoking (2–4 daily preparations; 3–8 sessions a day; 2 to 6 hours) substantially raises CEA levels.